Patient Data Prioritization in the Cross-Layer Designs of Wireless Body Area Network

Table 2

Function comparison of CSMA/CA and TDMA [21].

Function	CSMA/CA	TDMA
Power consumption	High	Low
Bandwidth utilization	Low	Maximum
Preferred traffic level	Low	High
Dynamic network	Good	Average
Effect of packet failure	Low	Latency
Synchronization	N/A	Essential